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Bob Weeks
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I'm for individual liberty, limited government, and free markets. Anti-populist. Likes R packages. wichitaliberty.org. “Post-truth is pre-fascism”
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2d
These watches appear to be ripoffs of famous designs. Likely from some factory that normally produces "homage" watches and they just swapped out the branding.
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Bob Weeks @bobweeks.bsky.social · 4h
At my grocer, some pumpkins are already drained of their spice, so that we may enjoy autumn coffee beverages.
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Bob Weeks @bobweeks.bsky.social · 6h
Dowd, Maureen. "Opinion | Peace in Trump's Time - Except Here." The New York Times, October 11, 2025. nytimes.com/2025/10/11/opinion/trump-nobel-peace-prize.html
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Bob Weeks @bobweeks.bsky.social · 6h
His creation of a "Board of Peace" within his self-styled "Department of War" epitomizes the absurdity of his contradictions. Dowd concludes that such hypocrisy ensures Trump will never win a Nobel Peace Prize, nor any genuine peace, either abroad or within America's borders.
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Bob Weeks @bobweeks.bsky.social · 6h
The column closes with Dowd's assertion of the central paradox in Trump's presidency: he boasts of freeing hostages abroad while figuratively taking hostages at home through fear, retribution, and political coercion.
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Bob Weeks @bobweeks.bsky.social · 6h
" She compares Trump's enemies list and retaliatory indictments of figures like James Comey and Letitia James to Nixon's paranoia, suggesting Trump has surpassed Nixon's abuses of power.
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Bob Weeks @bobweeks.bsky.social · 6h
Dowd also critiques Trump's politicization of the justice system, mocking his transformation of the Department of Justice into what she calls the "Department of Vengeance.
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Bob Weeks @bobweeks.bsky.social · 6h
His proposal to use "dangerous cities" as military training grounds further exposes his disregard for civil society and states' rights, as even Republican governors object.
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Bob Weeks @bobweeks.bsky.social · 6h
Dowd underscores the irony that while Trump touts peace abroad, he unleashes military force against American cities, distorting the National Guard's purpose and turning it into a partisan tool.
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Bob Weeks @bobweeks.bsky.social · 6h
Trump's enthusiasm for harsh immigration enforcement, even against peaceful protesters like the pastor shot by an ICE officer, epitomizes his moral decay.
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Bob Weeks @bobweeks.bsky.social · 6h
Dowd then pivots to the domestic scene, arguing that Trump foments unrest in the United States. She recalls his past defense of violence at rallies and his current use of social media to glorify cruelty and state aggression.
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Bob Weeks @bobweeks.bsky.social · 6h
This same indifference, she asserts, ensures Trump can never win the Nobel, since "you can't get a medal for promoting democracy when you tried to overthrow the democracy you were running.
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Bob Weeks @bobweeks.bsky.social · 6h
" She cites reporting from The New York Times' David Sanger and Thomas Friedman that Trump's so-called peace deal is likely temporary and rooted in moral indifference toward human rights abuses.
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Bob Weeks @bobweeks.bsky.social · 6h
Dowd acknowledges Trump's recent attempts to mediate peace in the Middle East but sees them as morally compromised. His approach, she argues, enables Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's "brutal annihilation and starvation of Gaza.
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Bob Weeks @bobweeks.bsky.social · 6h
Dowd quotes Trump's 2016 claim that restraint and caution are signs of strength, contrasting it with his later rhetoric and policies.
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Bob Weeks @bobweeks.bsky.social · 6h
Though he has conducted military strikes, including bombing Iranian facilities and targeting Venezuelan vessels, he often expresses disdain for war's cost and futility.
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Bob Weeks @bobweeks.bsky.social · 6h
She paints Trump as obsessed with outward displays of strength and masculinity - planning a UFC fight on the White House lawn for America's 250th birthday - yet motivated more by deals and profit than by warfare.
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Bob Weeks @bobweeks.bsky.social · 6h
Trump's desire for the prize, Dowd suggests, stems from his envy of Barack Obama, who received the award early in his presidency.
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Bob Weeks @bobweeks.bsky.social · 6h
She recalls the irony of past controversial laureates like Henry Kissinger but insists that Trump's record places him beyond consideration by the Norwegian Nobel Committee.
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Bob Weeks @bobweeks.bsky.social · 6h
Dowd opens with a wry observation that the Nobel medal, symbolizing peace and human rights, is one piece of gold Trump's "short, stubby fingers" will never grasp.
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Bob Weeks @bobweeks.bsky.social · 6h
Full summary:
In this opinion piece, Maureen Dowd critiques former President Donald Trump's yearning for the Nobel Peace Prize, an honor she contends he will never receive due to his contempt for democratic norms and domestic turmoil under his leadership.
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Bob Weeks @bobweeks.bsky.social · 6h
One-sentence summary:
Maureen Dowd argues that while Donald Trump claims to be a peacemaker abroad, his authoritarian actions, political vengeance, and incitement of violence at home reveal a deep hypocrisy that disqualifies him from any genuine claim to peace or democracy.
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Bob Weeks @bobweeks.bsky.social · 6h
PEACE IN TRUMP'S TIME - EXCEPT HERE 🧵

"You can't get a medal for promoting democracy when you tried to overthrow the democracy you were running."
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Bob Weeks @bobweeks.bsky.social · 6h
French, David. "Opinion | How a Trump Judge Exposed the Trump Con." The New York Times, October 12, 2025. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/opinion/trump-judge-immergut-portland-national-guard.html
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Bob Weeks @bobweeks.bsky.social · 6h
French praises her for exposing the illusion that Trump's presidency can be treated as normal when his actions are anything but.
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